Ben Wicks and his son, Sam Wicks, are featured in a recent Bothell Reporter article about their climb for a cause.
With less than a week to go before our ascent up Mt. Adams, the Climb For Captives community ...

The process of climbing a mountain often begins months before you ever step foot on the actual mountain. Especially when you work an office job at sea level, proper physical training and conditioning is essential to cli ...

Confession: I don’t really want to climb Mt. Adams.
I mean, I do... but not really.
I’d rather eat a popsicle and lay on the couch.
I have friends who are climbers and they’ve described to me what climbing i ...

Why I Climb
Spending many formative years living in Alaska I developed a passion for the outdoors. Living at the foothills of the Chugach Mountain Range provided many opportunities for hiking, skiing and adventure. So ...

There are things I take for granted when constantly exposed to them. As I make my way up this mammoth mountain, each step takes me further from comfort—from my wife, my kids, my friends. From my bed, my shower, my belove ...

I grew up outside of Seattle, in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, where Mt Rainier dominates the skyline. I was 12 years old when I first heard about someone climbing Mt Rainier, and I knew that someday I would st ...